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Lubbock sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 6:38 AM, sunset from 8:30 PM to 8:51 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:59 AM8:30 PM4:07 AM3:59 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:58 AM8:31 PM4:33 AM4:57 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:57 AM8:31 PM5:00 AM5:58 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:56 AM8:32 PM5:28 AM7:02 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:55 AM8:33 PM6:01 AM8:10 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:54 AM8:34 PM6:39 AM9:20 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:53 AM8:35 PM7:25 AM10:30 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:52 AM8:35 PM8:20 AM11:36 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:51 AM8:36 PM9:24 AM—Waxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:50 AM8:37 PM10:34 AM12:35 AMWaxing crescent · 23%
Tue, May 116:50 AM8:38 PM11:45 AM1:25 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:49 AM8:38 PM12:56 PM2:06 AMFirst quarter · 45%
Thu, May 136:48 AM8:39 PM2:04 PM2:42 AMWaxing gibbous · 56%
Fri, May 146:47 AM8:40 PM3:10 PM3:13 AMWaxing gibbous · 67%
Sat, May 156:46 AM8:41 PM4:14 PM3:42 AMWaxing gibbous · 77%
Sun, May 166:46 AM8:41 PM5:17 PM4:11 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:45 AM8:42 PM6:20 PM4:40 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:44 AM8:43 PM7:24 PM5:12 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Wed, May 196:44 AM8:43 PM8:27 PM5:48 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:43 AM8:44 PM9:28 PM6:28 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:43 AM8:45 PM10:25 PM7:14 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:42 AM8:46 PM11:16 PM8:05 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:42 AM8:46 PM—9:01 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:41 AM8:47 PM12:00 AM9:58 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 256:41 AM8:48 PM12:38 AM10:56 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:40 AM8:48 PM1:11 AM11:54 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 276:40 AM8:49 PM1:41 AM12:51 PMWaning gibbous · 58%
Fri, May 286:39 AM8:50 PM2:08 AM1:47 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 296:39 AM8:50 PM2:33 AM2:44 PMWaning crescent · 39%
Sun, May 306:38 AM8:51 PM2:59 AM3:42 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 316:38 AM8:51 PM3:26 AM4:44 PMWaning crescent · 21%

Sky events this month

  • Wed, May 5Eta Aquariids meteor shower peakUp to about 50 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
  • Thu, May 20 5:59 AMFull moon
  • Fri, May 28 5:01 AMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky23° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).